Revoluble window or sash



April 1938. N. A. SCHNEIDER 2,114,504

REVOLUBLE WINDOW OR SASH Filed Sept. 8, 1936 Patented Apr. 19, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE Claims.-

This invention relates to windows and more particularly to that type of windows having revoluble or turnable sashes which are utilized in opening and closing the windows to various ex- 5 tents, as required.

The invention has for one of its objects to provide a window of an improved construction.

Another object is to provide a window of specifically formed elements to enhance the assembly thereof.

A further object is to provide the window with a revoluble circular sash having both a semicircular screen and window pane so that either the screen side or the pane side of the sash can be presented in the opening of the window.

A still further object of the invention is to provide the screen side of the circular sash with oounterbalancing means.

Other objects and advantages will appear as this description progresses and by reference to the drawing, in which:--

Figure 1 is a front elevation of this improved window showing it mounted in a frame.

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken approximately on the line 11-11 of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the front panel used in the assembly of this improved window.

Figure 4 is a'front elevation of the circular sash.

Figure 5 is a front elevation of the rear panel used in the assembly of this improved window.

Referring to the several figures of the drawing, the structure shown comprises a Window frame 6 having the usual head member I, sill 8 and side members 9, and formed on the interior of said members is a rectangular shoulder H] against which the rear panel II is held in abutment by a retaining strip I2.

The rear panel II is provided with an opposing pair of semi-circular openings l3 and I4 which are divided by a horizontally disposed rail or bar having an aperture l6 formed intermediate of its length, and surrounding said semi-circular openings l3l4, is a weather-strip groove l6a.

For cooperation with the rear panel II is a circular sash ll having a diametric rail l8 with an intermediately disposed aperture l9 formed therein, said sash on one side of the rail l8 having a mounted window pane and a screen frame 2! mounted on the other side of the rail, and the sash being provided with oppositely disposed hand gripping bars 22. The sash I1 is also provided with a metallic reenforcing band 23 on its periphery and with an inlaid weight 24 in the circular frame of the sash on the screen frame side thereof, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4.

A front panel 25 is provided for supporting cooperation with the sash H and the rear panel H, said front panel 25 in a sense being in the form of a sash having a semi-circular window pane 26 mount-ed therein in alinement with the upper disposed semi-circular opening l3 of the rear panel I I when the front panel 25 is mounted in position in the window frame 6.

The rear panel II and the front panel 25 are each provided with a series of like positioned apertures 21 so that the apertures 21 of the rear panel II will be in alinement with the apertures 21 of the front panel 25 when the panel 25 is mounted in the window frame 6.

In assembling the structure, the rear panel II is first mounted in position in the frame 6 and the sash H is then positioned against the front of the rear panel, I! and the front panel 25 is then engaged against the sash l1, and a bolt 28 is then mounted through the aperture 29 of the front panel 25, the aperture [9 in the rail l8 of the sash I1, and the aperture l6 in the rail l5 of the rear panel I l said bolt then being secured in position by the nut 30. Bolts 3| are then mounted and secured in the alined apertures 21 of the front and rear panels 25 and II for supporting the front panel from the rear panel and to prevent binding of the front panel against the sash IT, a spacer member 32 is mounted on each bolt 3|.

Weather strip cord indicated at 33, is mounted in the circular groove Ilia of the rear panel II and the circular groove 34 formed in the sash I1, and for maintaining resilient pressure against the lower part of the sash for more effectively causing the weather strip cord 33 to seal the lower half or part of the sash, a leaf spring 35 is provided. The upper half of the sash I! will be held in sealing contact with the weather strip cord 33 by fitting engagement of the front panel 25 therewith.

From the position of the sash I! shown in. Fig. 1, a minimum of ventilation is permitted through the screen of the screen frame 2| beneath the front panel 25, but if it is desired that a maximum of ventilation is required, the sash I! can be turned by engaging and pulling on one of the hand gripping bars 22 to so position the screen frame, and in this position the pane 20 of the sash will be located behind the pane 26 of the front panel 25, as shown in Fig. 2. For closing the window, the sash I7 is turned on the bolt 28 to locate the pane 20 thereof in a plane beneath the front panel 25 and in closing alinement with the opening M of the rear panel II.

To enhance the turning of the sash I! on the bolt 28, the weight 24 is mounted in the frame of the sash on the screen frame side thereof to serve as a counterbalance, and for locking the sash in any turned position, a pin 36 which is retained by a hanging chain 31, is adapted to be mounted in suitably located apertures 38 formed in the sash frame.

When it is required to wash the window pane 26 of the front panel 25, and the window pane 26 of the sash H on the outside, the screen frame 2| is removed and the sash I1 is positioned so that the window pane 26 can be reached through the opening provided by removal of the screen frame, and in a like manner, the sash pane 20 can be reached for washing.

Obviously a window of this improved construction eliminates the use of sash cords and balancing weights, and as the turnable sash l! is provided with a circular arrangement of weather stripping or packing, a more proficient weather proofing therefor is provided, and in addition an improved form of window construction is provided in respect to its installation whereby when the rear panel is mounted in position, the remaining structure can be aptly assembled and supported therefrom.

Having thus described the invention so that those skilled in the art will be able to practice the same, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is defined in what is claimed, it being understood that various changes in the structure shown and described in detail and not amounting to invention, may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. In window construction, a fixed supporting panel having a transverse rail and an opening i on each side of said rail, and a sash turnably supported on the rail of said panel and having cooperating parts for alinement with respective openings of said panel.

2. In window construction, a fixed supporting panel having a transverse rail and an opening on each side of said rail, and a sash turnably supported on the rail of said panel, said sash having a glass pane section and a screen section for cooperating alinement with either of the openings of said panel.

3. In window construction, a fixed supporting panel having a transverse rail and an opening on each side of said rail, 2. sash turnably supported on the rail of said panel, an annular weather strip disposed between said panel and said sash, and resilient means bearing against said sash for holding it against said panel.

4. A window comprising a frame, a fixed supporting panel having a transverse rail and an opening on each side of said rail, a second panel having a glass pane in alinement with the upper opening of said supporting panel and said second panel being rigidly fixed to said supporting panel, and a sash turnably mounted by and between said panels and having a glass pane section and a screen section cooperable for alinement with either of the openings of said supporting panel.

5. A window comprising a frame, a supporting panel within said frame and fixed thereto, said panel having a transverse rail with an opening on each side thereof, a second panel mounted in said frame and secured to the supporting panel in spaced relation, said second panel having a transparent body in alinement with the upper opening of said supporting panel, and a sash turnably mounted by and between said panels and having a transparent section and a screen section for cooperable alinement with either of the openings of said supporting panel.

NICHOLAS A. SCHNEIDER. 

